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Cardiff Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Cardiff Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,311Searchable applications
419Recorded as pending
92%Approval rate · 724 approved or refused records
55Refused applications
669 approved · 55 refused · 30 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 6 Nov 2018 to 24 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas27 mapped area records
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More application records
- Decided26/01605/DOC
Discharge of condition 3 (Details of window frames) of 25/02968/FUL.
Museum Of Welsh Life Michaelston Road St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6XB
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01606/FUL
External alterations to existing studio buildings including a new entrance canopy, rooftop set and associated operational development.
BBC Roath Lock Studios Heol Porth Teigr Butetown Cardiff CF10 4GA
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01608/FUL
Installation of a bin store at the Gweithdy building, St Fagans.
St Fagans Museum Of Welsh Life Michaelston Road St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6XB
Received 29 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01610/HSE
Proposed double storey side extension and single storey front porch
67 Nicholson Webb Close Llandaff Cardiff CF5 2RL
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01611/HSE
Replacement of existing sliding patio doors with french doors, increase height of existing garden boundary walls on 2 sides with trellis and installation of stand alone garden room.
6 Dewi Court 47 Cardiff Road Llandaff Cardiff CF5 2ET
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01613/FUL
Proposed construction of 2 detached dwellings
Land To The South Of Llantarnam Drive Radyr Cardiff CF15 8GA
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01615/NMA
Proposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 25/01745/HSE- increase extension roof height.
33 Harriet Street Cathays Cardiff CF24 4BU
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Unknown26/01616/WTTPFP
Rear Garden of 3 Woodvale Avenue: -To fell T1 on the included survey table and leave the stump at 3m to retain some habitat value. Due to a basal cavity that extends from the south of the lower stem to the north, alongside an extensive colonisation of Pseudoinonotus dryadeus (Please see Photo T1 P1 in the included file).To potentially undertake a linear canopy reduction of the abutting T2 by 2/3m using natural target pruning compliant with BS3998 if left exposed post-removal.
3 Woodvale Avenue Cyncoed Cardiff CF23 6SP
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01617/FUL
Retrospective change of use from class C3 dwellinghouse to class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO)
1 Pen Y Bryn Way Gabalfa Cardiff CF14 3LE
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01618/DOC
Discharge of condition 5 (Continuous Noise Monitoring) of 26/00507/FUL.
Land At Blackweir Fields Cardiff
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01619/HSE
Garage demolition, replaced with single storey extension linked to house
8 St Ina Road Heath Cardiff CF14 4LS
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01620/HSE
Two storey side extension, loft conversion and porch to provide additional living space and independent annex for disabled living
3 Gilwern Crescent Llanishen Cardiff CF14 5AL
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01622/FUL
CONVERSION OF EXISTING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL UNIT TO VARIABLE SIZE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL INDIVIDUAL UNITS WITH EXTERNAL ALTERATIONS
Unit 20 Ely Distribution Centre Argyle Way Caerau Cardiff CF5 5NJ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01623/VAR
Creation of detached dwelling (Approved 20 March 2023- 22/00912/MNR):-Variation of Conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 6 (Stone Cladding) to amend the approved scheme as follows: 1) Minor elevation changes; and 2) Reword Condition 6 to 'Prior to completion of the store cladding, hereby approved, details to include specification and method statement, shall be approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority, thereafter the development shall be completed in accordance with approved details.'
Rear Of 78 Cathedral Road Pontcanna Cardiff
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01624/HSE
Two storey and single storey rear extensions and home office annex at rear
7 Heath Street Riverside Cardiff CF11 6LE
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01625/HSE
Single Storey rear Extension and double storey extension over garage
25 Holly Grove Lisvane Cardiff CF14 0UJ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01626/VAR
DEMOLITION OF EXISTING STORAGE AREA AND CONSTRUCTION OF DOUBLE AND SINGLE STOREY EXTENSION, EXTENDING EXISTING COFFEE AND WINE BAR AND FORMING FIRST FLOOR RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION, OUTDOOR SEATING AREA WITH RETRACTABLE CANOPY, REMOVAL OF TEMPORARY COVERED CANOPY/OUTDOOR SEATING AREA AND REINSTATEMENT OF CAR PARK (Approved 10 September 2022- 22/01111/MNR):-Variation of Condition 10 (Front External Seating Public Use Hours) of 22/01111/MNR to amend the approved scheme as follows: Extend hours to 09:00-23:00 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays preceding a Bank Holiday.
4 Romilly Crescent Pontcanna Cardiff CF11 9NR
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01627/NMA
Proposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 24/02088/FUL - Inclusion of cycle parking at ground-floor level.
Land South Of Future Inns Access Road Butetown Cardiff
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01629/HSE
Conversion of existing two storey coach house to one bedroom self contained annexe for dependent family member.
2 Soberton Avenue Gabalfa Cardiff CF14 3NJ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Awaiting decision26/01632/NMA
Proposed Non-Material Amendment to Planning Permission 22/02901/FUL- Variation of Conditions 24 (Commercial Unit Servicing Hours) and 25 (Commercial Unit Operating Hours) to allow amended operational and delivery hours.
51-65 Cowbridge Road East And 2-8 Lower Cathedral Road Riverside Cardiff
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01633/DOC
Discharge of Conditions 3 (Door Control Units), 4 (Intercom Posts) and 5 (External CCTV Cameras) of 25/01684/LBC.
Cardiff University Park Place Cathays Cardiff
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01634/CLPUD
Internal remodelling and ground floor alterations to side and rear elevations
66 Hazelhurst Road Llandaff North Cardiff CF14 2FX
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Registered26/01635/HSE
Single storey side and rear extensions, single storey front outbuilding and alteratins to parking bay.
3 Heol-y-pentre Pentyrch Cardiff CF15 9QD
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Registered26/01636/HSE
2 storey side extension and single storey rear extension to increase habitable space within existing semi-detached dwelling
40 Heol Pentwyn Whitchurch Cardiff CF14 7DD
Received 3 Aug 2026
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Cardiff Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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